Could Confused Travolta GIFs revive the actor’s career?

John Travolta pictured in 2013, before he was confused. Photo via Ales Studeny/Shutterstock

A scene from John Travolta’s past is putting the actor back in the spotlight, but not in a way he might have expected.

Lest ye forget, John Travolta kicked off 2015 in memes following his creepy Oscars behaviour, but the year-end GIF creation coming out of Imgur has been dubbed by New York magazine as Travolta’s best role in years.

Imgur user ILikeToWonkaMyWilly posted what appears to be the original Confused Travolta GIF on Imgur in November, capturing the challenge that is Christmas shopping without clear instructions.

Armed with newfound abilities to put Confused Travolta in any situation, the meme spread like wildfire, launching a subreddit and a Facebook page to share the multitude of confounded creations that cropped up.

In case you’re not familiar with the Quentin Tarantino canon, the original Confused Travolta comes from a scene in cult sensation, Pulp Fiction, in which Vincent Vega (played by Travolta) is looking for an intercom.